Asihatu Stone Forest, also known as Arshihaty Stone Forest (阿斯哈图石林), is an integrated part of China Hexigten World Geopark (克什克腾世界地质公园), one of the UNESCO Global Geoparks in Keshiketeng Banner (aka Hexigten Banner or Keshiketeng Q) under the jurisdiction of Chifeng. Location of Arshihaty Stone Forest It is located 140 km to the north of Jingeng…
Meaning of “Jinlianchuan” Jinlianchuan, literally “Globeflower Plain”, is the name given to the grassland in Zhenglan Qi, Xilingol, Inner Mongolia. Jinlianchuan Grassland, as its name suggests, is strewn thick with bright yellow globe flowers (Trollius europaeus). The local globeflower in Mongolian is called “Xar Tsetseg”, is generally 30-10 cm tall. The flower is similar to…
ABC of Xanadu Sites Museum Xanadu Sites Museum is located about 7 km south of the Site of Xanadu ( or Yuanshangdu Relic Site as the name recognized by google map ). Xanadu, literally “Upper Capital”, was the summer capital of Kublai Khan’s Yuan Dynasty (1271 – 1368) in China. The museum is specialized in…
If you are going to visit Hailar on your Inner Mongolia Tour, you are highly recommended to visit the World Anti-fascist War Hailar Memorial Park, a war theme park set on the former Hailar Fortress built by the Japanese Forces of Aggression during the Second World War. The Hailar Fortress was one of the 17…
Location of Hulun Lake If you are going to visit the Hulunbuir Grassland, you are highly recommended to get a glimpse of Hulun Lake. Hulun Lake is located near the National Highway No.301 on the route from Hailar to Manzhouli. You can visit Hulun Lake either from Hailar or Manzhouli. The lake itself is under…
Plan your Inner Mongolia Tour? One thing to keep in mind is that Inner Mongolia is huge in geographic size, three sizes of Japan. So don’t cram too much on your travel schedule on your single trip and do consider limiting your trip to one or two regions in Inner Mongolia. ABC of Hulunbuir Grassland…
The location of Aoluguya Ewenki Ethnic Township When visit the northeast of Inner Mongolia, Aoluguya Reindeer Village is usually included on your trip after you visit Shiwei or Moerdaoga. Aoluguya Reindeer Village is officially known as Aoluguya Ewenki Ethnic Township (敖鲁古雅鄂温克民族乡). By road, Aoluguya Ewenki Ethnic Township is located 472km north of Hulunbuir City, 334km…
Plan your Inner Mongolia Tour? Shiwei （室韦）is worth your exploring, an exotic and mysterious land. It is an ancient village in the northeast tip of Inner Mongolia that borders Russia. Ergun River 额尔古纳河 Ergun River ( also known as the Argun or Ergune) is a 1,620-kilometre long river that forms part of the eastern China–Russia…